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I recently heard from the guy who crewed my old airplane (80-0248) when it was assigned to Suwon AB in South Korea. He sent me some photos he had of her when he crewed her. I'll see if I can post them here. It's been a while since I've posted photos (or anything else for that matter!) here. Let's see..


My old jet with the Suwon tail code


From the nose, naked (no \"Tigers' Teeth!)


Skip McCloskey, crew-chief of 0248 at Suwon


Skip McCloskey on the ladder. He must be re-enlisting in these series of photos


I spent many an hour in this seat!



Skip McCloskey with his jet in a revetment.


Boots in the inlet???


Skip McCloskey re-enlisting


Loaded for practice bear!


Skip McCloskey again with his old airplane

I'll post more later.

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-=> Carroll McAllister <=-

coming to you \"almost live\" from Searcy, Arkansas

Good old green lizard colour. I like that.

Thanks for the pictures. Nice to share it with us.

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Thanks. My thanks go to Skip McCloskey. He stumbled across me on Youtube, via the video I'd uploaded of myself launching one of our jets at LeMoore NAS, I believe. He found out I crewed 0248, and told me that was his jet at Suwon.

I was glad he "surfaced", as I had very few photos of my old jet. Now, to post the rest of them.

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-=> Carroll McAllister <=-

coming to you \"almost live\" from Searcy, Arkansas

And here we go!



Changing #2 engine



Skip McCloskey on the tail



Ready to launch



In the cockpit



Getting the flag ready for re-enlisting



Shoot! It's been so long, I can't remember if he's checking servicing APU oil, or something on the hydraulics. I remember both of those panels, but can't remember what was inside them! Double-shoot!



Posing. Gotta love the old gun gas diverter!



Ah, memories! The pave penny pod, and the good 'ole 781 forms binder!



More posing



Moon over Suwon?



Post-reenlistment ceremony



First step on the ladder

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-=> Carroll McAllister <=-

coming to you \"almost live\" from Searcy, Arkansas

Does Dice have a close-up of the door art? Do you? If the green color didn't give the era away, the gas diverter sure did! Thanks for sharing.

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

I don't. At least, of the door art when I had the jet. I got very few photos of 0248 while I had her. I don't know if Skip McCloskey does. I'll ask him. I think he's got more photos. He just sent me those 27 the other night.

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-=> Carroll McAllister <=-

coming to you \"almost live\" from Searcy, Arkansas

You know Dice is gonna ask as soon as he see's this.

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

The pic with his hand in the belly, looks like left hydro reservoir panel but no idea what he's doing unless his bleed chain broke...heh.

Great find with the old CC and pics!

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SoWW #2485
Cave Putorium!

Ha Ha damn 30MM you know me to well! Yes I would love to see a closer shot of that door art.

Anybody notice the gun gas diverter on that one shot? Don't see them to often.

I want that autographed copy of your book to be as complete as possible!

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

What was the 'gun gas diverter era' 85/86?

Yeah, somewhere in there. I know it was tested at Wright-Patt in '83.

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson